Minnesota Point

Geographical location

Minnesota Point ( also Park Point, formerly La Pointe ) is a peninsula at the mouth of the Saint Louis River in Lake Superior. It is one of Duluth, Minnesota. With an average width of 150 meters and a length of eleven kilometers, it is considered the longest sandbar in a freshwater lake.

Minnesota Point is a part located at the mouth of the Saint Louis River, Lake Superior, consistent Sanda storage between Duluth and Superior, Wisconsin. A small natural flow separates Minnesota Point in the north- west by the significantly shorter Wisconsin Point in the southwest. The geological formation was carried out in two steps: firstly gathered on the Bay of Duluth and Superior sand from Lake Superior to, on the other hand encamped there by the sediments of the Saint Louis River and Nemadji River from and gave rise to the sandbar.

On Minnesota Point is home to around 1,500 inhabitants. It represents a popular recreation area and has its own airport (Sky Harbor Airport ). The peninsula was isolated in 1871 by a channel from the mainland. Minnesota Point is connected to the lift bridge with Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge.